Limit and Punish

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Limit

Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
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Punish and limit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punish" instead a verb "Limit".
Nearby Words: limited, limitation, limitless, limitary, limiting

Punish

Punish verb - To inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime.
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Limit and punish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Punish".
Nearby Words: punishment, punishing, punitive, punishable

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someone limit someone punish someone
way limit way punish way
characters limit characters punish characters
world limit world punish world
Other words: player.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rather than buying gifts for each other, the staff punish each other for their lies and transgressions, with a $20 spending limit.
    Source: Secret Santa
  • He gives them chances to stop, and doesn’t kill them if can be avoided (though sometimes, when pushed to the limit, he does punish them in a WORSE way).
    Source: Heroes' Frontier Step
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